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CMelodyMan · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 11:28 pm Post subject: Good Jazz Mouthpieces

What are some good jazz mouthpieces?

JPSaxMan · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 9:39 am Post subject:

From my director's playing, Dukoff's are pretty bright pieces that can be used for most jazz.

Of course there's also Otto Link, Meyer, Berg Larsen, a few others that make excellent jazz mouthpieces. Cool

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CMelodyMan · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 12:27 pm Post subject:

I like the Otto Link. Do you have a jazz mouthpiece?
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JPSaxMan · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 12:46 pm Post subject:

Not yet

Gonna try and get a Dukoff over the summer...cross your fingers :D
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Jody Jazz mouthpieces are hands-down the best jazz pieces on the market today. They have loads of guts and let you make your own sound with them. Their response is absolutely insane. They are also priced fairly reasonably, and get this: they come in different colors!! They come with Rovner ligatures and on top of it all, Jody has the best customer service of anybody I've dealt with.

Next best, in my opinion, is Phil Barone. The New York alto pieces are absolutely AWESOME. The only reason I chose the Jody over the Barone was because the Jody had more projection for a lead alto kind of sound.

Dukoffs are pretty good, but if you're going to get a Dukoff, get a vintage Dukoff. The newer ones aren't that great, IMHO.

CamTheCat · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 14 Location: Canada

Jazz, eh? It seems to me that many ppl think one needs a metal mpiece to play jazz. This is just plain silly. Not that anyone here said that, but I'd like to put my two cents in here and say that my hard rubber mouthpieces are great for jazz and they are very good. I've seen a lot of players go off track with the metal mpieces. The sound is too thin. One should be able to get a big open sound with lots of projection with a hard rubber mpiece.

I like my Link, but tey are so darn inconsistent that you really need to shop around for a good one. It's worth it though. I have a vintage Selmer longshank D mouthpice and it sound great, but it's too quiet for some situations, and can be somewhat 'finnickey' at times(the long lay on the reed table causes this).

Anyways, just thought I'd rant a bit on why I like the hard rubber mouthpieces for jazz over the metal.

Cameron Wink

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JPSaxMan · Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:36 am Post subject:

Well Cam,

In the end it sounds like it's a matter of preference. If you like metal, get it; if you like hard rubber, get it. Ya kno? Best to try both! I've played on plastic/rubber pieces for years and want something more!
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altosaxgeek5 · Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:30 pm Post subject:

Actually, for jazz, right now, I use a plastic Yamaha 4C that I opened up some. I really like the tone I get with it. Not TOO bright, and pretty good body and "guts"
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JPSaxMan · Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:38 pm Post subject:

What kind of guts would you be talking about?

My S80 has as about as much guts as there are in a worm.

Maybe my new Jody Jazz Classic will have guts like a bull! Twisted Evil

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BuffaloBariSax · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:42 pm Post subject:

Our band director purchased Selmer Paris S80 C* mouthpieces for jazz band, and that's what I've played on for three years. But my dog just recently chewed up my old C* mouthpiece. (She jumped up to reach it and tore it up and ruined it.) So right now, I was lucky to find an older C*, but I'm hoping to purchase a newer one soon.

Also, my friend plays alto, and he originally purchased a C*, but he got his new sax, and it came w/ a C*, so he upgraded that one to an OttoLink, and it sounds really nice.
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JPSaxMan · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:01 pm Post subject:

C*'s are terrible jazz pieces.

This comes from personal experience. I've been playing on the S80 C* tenor piece for the whole time I've had my LaVoix, for both jazz and classical. Then I got my Dukoff D7...I will NEVER touch that S80 for jazz again Confused

??:...it's just way too stuffy IMO. The square chamber doesn't help any with that either Evil or Very Mad

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CMelodyMan · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:35 pm Post subject:

I agree fully with JP on that one. I mean, I used to play my Selmer S90(pretty similar to an S80)in jazz band until a few months ago, when I got my Rousseau. A word of advice to everyone, never play a classical mpc in jazz, save your money and buy a decent jazz mpc. You'll thank me for this. :smile: It'll probably be okay to continue playing on your *C as long as you think you sound jazzy on it, but when you can, I'd recommend that you buy a good jazz piece. From what I've heard, Bergs, Links, and Dukoffs tend to be very inconsistent in quality and sound. I personally don't like my Tone Edge Otto Link for tenor, but it all depends on you. Good luck with it though!

David

JPSaxMan · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:40 pm Post subject:

Dave,

What mouthpieces aren't inconsistent? Confused

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Thankfully my Dukoff just rocks the house! So I can't pun them...I'd recommend them to anybody! Cool

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